I just recently ordered some aquarellable pencils to try out on wax. This looks like a very intriguing technique. I wonder if you can do it with acrylic? Your faces all are very interesting -- I love the monochromatic color scheme.

Oh my..what a super fabulous post Tammie!!..Yay..such a gorgeous array of your work..all soulful and wonderful spirits...totally gorgeous!I love-love working with gesso too..it is so magical I especaiily love it in faces..so I connect with your excitement.such fun...yay..shine on..beautiful stunning pieces!They are truly all magical!!V~

fun that so many of you think this is an interesting technique to try. if you do, I would love to see what you create!

hello Kim,

lovely of you to stop by.

I do carry a aqua brush with me (quite often) and a derwent inktense pencil or 5. when i am using gesso i choose a regular brush, and am loving a 'Bright' style brush for dissolving the pencil lines with gesso and water. for some reason i want to keep the aquabrush for watercolors only. maybe i fear not getting the gesso out of the aqua brush,,,, but really you can squirt the water through the bristles from behind cleaning it more thoroughly than a regular brush.

Hi Sandy, I don't start with an idea, in fact hardly ever do i begin my art with an idea. Sometimes i start with their eyes, sometimes their nose, sometimes their mouth, and sometimes the shape of a face, but then i just go.... this is what i love, being surprised by each one. i actually don't enjoy trying to draw from an image... maybe some day i will like that. thanks for asking.

Oh my goodness, that's amazing! That's quite a transformation when you add the gesso. I can see how fun it is to watch a drawing come to life. I love your faces and the wonderful way you make noses. :D

I just bought that pencil after hearing a lecture by to watercolor teachers. They use it all the time in their landscapes. I shall have to play around with this. Love your faces and their spirits. Hope you are soon to be in Springtime. It is snowing here today....

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